France has sharply rejected Israeli accusations that European governments are fueling anti-Israeli violence, calling the claims "outrageous and unjustified". The dispute follows the deadly shooting

After 19 months of pounding Gaza, Israel is now under growing pressure from unlikely quarters – some of its closest Western allies.

A top Israeli diplomat in France is defending the Israeli military after soldiers fired warning shots near a delegation of European diplomats visiting the occupied West Bank.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 60 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza in a 24-hour period, Gaza’s health ministry said Friday, as Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive and let in minimal aid to the strip.

Leaders of Canada, France and the U.K. issued a joint statement against Israel’s war in Gaza, as the war intensifies and calls for humanitarian aid increase.

France on Thursday expressed its readiness for further national sanctions against Israel, saying the level of human suffering in Gaza is intolerable. "We will not hesitate to take further measures, including targeted national sanctions," French Foreign Ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine said at a weekly press briefing.

By The Associated Press Aid groups have collected humanitarian aid carried by about 90 trucks, out of a total of nearly 200 that have entered Gaza since Israel began allowing limited goods in

The head of the UN has urged Israel to allow more aid into Gaza to alleviate the suffering of the two million people in the besieged enclave. Follow the latest.